WO2023101940A1 - Nonwoven fabrics including recycled polypropylene - Google Patents

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WO2023101940A1
WO2023101940A1 PCT/US2022/051185 US2022051185W WO2023101940A1 WO 2023101940 A1 WO2023101940 A1 WO 2023101940A1 US 2022051185 W US2022051185 W US 2022051185W WO 2023101940 A1 WO2023101940 A1 WO 2023101940A1
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Miriam Malocho
Patrick Harz
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Berry Global Inc
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Priority to MX2024006594A priority patent/MX2024006594A/es
Priority to KR1020247021814A priority patent/KR20240110988A/ko
Priority to FIEP22843516.0T priority patent/FI4441281T3/fi
Priority to JP2024532213A priority patent/JP2025500145A/ja
Priority to EP25200560.8A priority patent/EP4670705A3/en
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Priority to ES22843516T priority patent/ES3057239T3/es
Priority to CA3240832A priority patent/CA3240832A1/en
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  • One or more embodiments of the invention may address one or more of the aforementioned problems.
  • Certain embodiments according to the invention provide a nonwoven fabric comprising first nonwoven layer comprising a first meltblown layer.
  • the first meltblown layer may comprise a first polymeric material including (i) a first polymer component and (ii) optionally one or more first additives.
  • the first polymer component may comprise a first recycled-polypropylene (rPP).
  • Figure 2 illustrate a nonwoven fabric including a first nonwoven layer comprising a first meltblown nonwoven layer comprising rPP supported on a second nonwoven layer in accordance with certain embodiments of the invention
  • substantially may encompass the whole amount as specified, according to certain embodiments of the invention, or largely but not the whole amount specified (e.g., 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% of the whole amount specified) according to other embodiments of the invention.
  • continuous fibers refers to fibers which are not cut from their original length prior to being formed into a nonwoven web or nonwoven fabric. Continuous fibers may have average lengths ranging from greater than about 15 centimeters to more than one meter, and up to the length of the web or fabric being formed.
  • a continuous fiber as used herein, may comprise a fiber in which the length of the fiber is at least 1,000 times larger than the average diameter of the fiber, such as the length of the fiber being at least about 5,000, 10,000, 50,000, or 100,000 times larger than the average diameter of the fiber.
  • the meltblown ropes and/or meltblown shot may comprise fibers, wads, particles, or globules having non-circular cross-sections.
  • the meltblown ropes and/or meltblown shot may be randomly and irregularly distributed within the body of a meltblown layer and/or on a surface of a meltblown layer.
  • the meltblown ropes and/or meltblown shot may extend on random paths and may intersect and/or cross at random locations. However, the meltblown ropes and/or meltblown shot may not intersect or cross at all.
  • a disclosure of from about 10 to about 15 includes the disclosure of intermediate ranges, for example, of from about 10 to about 11; from about 10 to about 12; from about 13 to about 15; from about 14 to about 15; etc.
  • all single decimal (e.g., numbers reported to the nearest tenth) end points that can create a smaller range within a given range disclosed herein are within the scope of certain embodiments of the invention.
  • a disclosure of from about 1.5 to about 2.0 includes the disclosure of intermediate ranges, for example, of: from about 1.5 to about 1.6; from about 1.5 to about 1.7; from about 1.7 to about 1.8; etc.
  • the first polymer component may comprise from 75% to 100% by weight of the first rPP, such as at least about any of the following: 75, 78, 80, 82, 85, 88, and 90% by weight of the first rPP, and/or at most about any of the following: 100, 99, 98, 96, 95, 94, 92, and 90% by weight of the first rPP.
  • the rPP may be blended with virgin polypropylene, virgin elastomeric polymers, etc. (e.g., the balance of the first polymer component may be virgin polypropylene and/or virgin elastomeric polymers).
  • the hard blocks may comprise 10-90% by weight of the copolymer while the soft blocks may comprise from 90-10% by weight of the copolymer.
  • these copolymers include a random ethylene distribution throughout the copolymer.
  • VistamaxxTM e.g., VistamaxxTM 6202 copolymers are commercially available from ExxonMobil. VistamaxxTM 6202 has a density of 0.862 g/cc, a MI (190°C/2.16 kg) of 9.1, a MFR (230°C/2.16 kg load) of 20, and an ethylene content of 15% by weight.
  • An additional example includes an olefin diblock copolymer comprising an EP-iPP diblock polymer such as IntuneTM, which is a polypropylene-based block copolymer including ethylene monomers.
  • the polypropylene-based elastomer may comprise an EP-iPP diblock polymer that has an ethylene content from 43 to 48% by weight, or from 43.5 to 47% by weight, or from 44 to 47% by weight, based on the weight of the diblock copolymer.
  • the rPP melt and the resulting meltblown layer comprising rPP is devoid of an elastomeric polymer.
  • the rPP and the resulting meltblown layer comprising rPP may be formed entirely from polypropylene (e.g., rPP, virgin polypropylene, or blends thereof).
  • the plurality of first meltblown fibers may comprise meltblown shot, meltblown ropes, or both.
  • the meltblown shot, the meltblown rope, or both may be randomly and irregularly distributed throughout the meltblown layer, on a first outer surface of the meltblown layer, or both. If present, the meltblown shot, meltblown ropes, or both impart an increased abrasive feature and/or surface to the nonwoven fabric.
  • the first meltblown layer may comprise an average shot height, rope height, or both from about 0.1 mm to about 1.0 mm, such as at least about any of the following: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5 mm, and/or at most about any of the following: 1, 0.9, 0.8, 0.7, 0.6, and 0.5 mm.
  • the meltblown shot may comprise irregularly shaped fibers, wads, or particles.
  • the meltblown rope may comprise bundles of agglomerated meltblown fibers having a variable crosssection along a length of the meltblown rope.
  • the method may comprise forming the first polymeric melt by blending the first polymeric component with the one or more first additives, such as a first viscosity reducing agent as described and disclosed herein, such that the first polymeric material has a second MFR from about 100 to about 2500 g/ 10 min as determined by ASTM D1238 (230C°/2.16 kg), such as at least about any of the following: 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600, 650, 700, 800, 900, 1000, 1100, and 1200 g/ 10 min as determined by ASTM D1238 (230C°/2.16 kg), and/or at most about any of the following: 2500, 2200, 2000, 1900, 1800, 1700, 1600, 1500, 1400, 1300, and 1200 g/ 10 min as determined by ASTM D1238 (230C°/2.16 kg).
  • first additives such as a first viscosity reducing agent as described and disclosed herein

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